Proverbs 26:4
King James Version
“Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.”
Context
1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
2As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
4Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
5Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, drinketh damage.
7The legs of the lame are not equal: so a parable in the mouth of fools.